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For the first four decades of the cemetery's existence (1853–1897), the beautification of the grounds was the responsibility of John S. Goodge. In his obituary (June 1897), he was credited with the "work of making the beautiful place the Oak Hill now is." Some of the more mature plantings are very likely the result of Goodge's endeavors.
George Peter (1829–1893), Maryland politician, son of George Peter (1779–1861) Seth Ledyard Phelps (1824–1885), U.S. Navy officer, Minister to Peru, president of the DC Board of Commissioners [129] Albert Pike (1809–1891), American attorney, Confederate officer, writer, and Freemason
Unhoused Evansville man Marvin Ray Beck died from hypothermia. Public records and newspaper archives give some details about his life. Evansville man found frozen to death had lived on the streets ...
[1] Later in 1921, the body was moved to its current resting place in Evansville, Indiana. As a memorial, as the first American casualty of World War I, a house in Evansville was built in his honor and given to his mother, Alice Dodd.
He graduated from University of Evansville in 1967. [4] In 1964, he was named to the All-Conference team of the Indiana Collegiate Conference at defensive end. [3] Amsler was inducted into the University of Evansville Hall of Fame and the Indiana Football Hall of Fame in 1979 and 2001 respectively. [5]
Robert Smith Mortuary, also known as the Greek-Shears Mortuary, is a historic mortuary building located in downtown Evansville, Indiana. It was built in 1930, and is a 2 + 1 ⁄ 2-story, rectangular Mission Revival style brick building. It features arcaded windows, an esplanade, and steeply pitched red tile roof.
Albion Fellows Bacon, reformer and writer; Conrad Baker, 15th governor of Indiana (1867–1873) and 15th lieutenant governor (1861–1867); George Washington Buckner, physician, U.S. minister to Liberia
Avriel Shull (born Avriel Joy Christie; February 9, 1931 – March 6, 1976) [3] was an American architectural designer/builder and interior decorator whose career spanned from the 1950s until her death in 1976.